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control of the county for themselves. The Golden Jubilee Pageant told the story of Sioux County’s nativity from the perspective of those who won the county’s early battles for political and community
and map user needs; hazard assessment approach; map availability and accessibility; and external (e.g., political) influences. Insights shared included the importance of: visual design elements, map ... . If they are developed, communicated, and used appropriately for a given volcanic setting and cultural and political context, hazard maps can help guide mitigation measures such as land use and
Review of: "Crusader for Democracy: The Political Life of William Allen White, ... three counties limits our appreciation of the movement’s diversity in these three states and of the ways different groups of midwestern women understood and worked for political equality. Despite these
sanitized the struggle. For conclusions about the soldiers’ political opinions, this work relies primarily on the wartime correspondence of soldiers and media published before, during, and immediately after
Review of: “The Most Complete Political Machine Ever Known”: The North’s Union Leagues and the American Civil War, by Paul Taylor ... personal interests. The public-spirited political culture of the Leagues, Taylor argues, shared much with fraternal organizations of the antebellum years, such as the Masons. The book traces the first Union
Review of: "Teacher Strike! Public Education and the Making of a New American Political Order, ... Political Order John W. McKerley 0 0 University of Iowa , USA Masthead Logo Recommended Citation - ence, heartbreak, and tragic notoriety from the early twentieth century to the present against the
Review of: One Woman's Political Journey: Kate Barnard and Social Reform, 1875-1930. Musslewhite, Lynn and Crawford, Suzanne Jones. ... political culture and woman suffrage, and her histrionic personal and political style. In One Woman's Political Journey, the first book-length biography of Barnard, the authors use the limited personal
Review of: "Man of Douglas, Man of Lincoln: The Political Odyssey of James Henry Lane, ... its territorial and Civil War periods, only John Brown surpassed Jim Lane in the attainment of historical fame — or infamy. For pure weirdness, he was unmatched. In this new political biography, Ian
Review of: "Plains Political Tradition: Essays on South Dakota Political Culture, ... . Young men who came of age in the political struggles of the 1850s carried the fight into the war and then into the postwar years of Reconstruction. They carried a generation of grudges with them. The
Review of: "A Midwestern Mosaic: Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America, ... ground in our understanding of women’s contributions to agriculture. Reviewer Mariana Medina is assistant professor of political science at Iowa State University. Her research and writing have focused on
constitutions has been divided into two branches: empirical (studying the documents themselves, the power relationships, and resulting institutions) and theoretical (focusing on political and legal philosophy ... English or constitutional documents, older state constitutions, and political philosophy (republicanism, emphasis on virtue, and citizens’ rights); constitutional development along chronological lines (that
for V (Marzocchi and Woo 2009; Marzocchi et al. 2012) , but this can be dependent on the financial means available and political priorities at the time. However, attributing a financial value to a ... fatalities may contradict and not align with the risk appetite in many contexts. In the case of New Zealand legislation and low societal and political risk tolerance, fatalities are not considered acceptable
Review of: "Hinterland Dreams: The Political Economy of a Midwestern City, ... aldermen, much like their fellows in Boston and many large metropolises, embraced a political economy of public works based on assertive municipal power bridling private economic energy in the civic interest
and social hardship and even political complexity. According to Gaillard (2008) , there are two views on how people respond to volcanic hazards. One considers mainly the volcanic phenomena and ... associated risk, and the other takes into account the economic, social and political aspects. Bridging between the two views is even more complicated in disaster management, although cooperation between the
Review of: "Prairie Republic: The Political Culture of Dakota Territory, 1879–1889, ... political action and commentary is frequently in the background of this study of late nineteenthcentury political culture. Jon Lauck has a personal stake in the topic: raised on a farm near Madison, South
Review of: "Skirmisher: The Life, Times, and Political Career of James B. Weaver, ... , Weaver often seemed the public face of political protest while at the same time he engaged in backroom dealings that his followers condemned as unscrupulous and counterproductive. Fred Emory Haynes wrote
Review of: "Our Daily Bread: Wages, Workers, and the Political Economy of the American West,
Mercedes-Benz, in spite of geopolitical insecurities and a volatile semiconductor market, the global demand for vehicles remains robust; nevertheless, due to the unstable political situation and ongoing
Review of: Unequal Contest: Bill Langer and His Political Enemies. Vogel, Robert. ... , who spent much of his extraordinary political career mired in lawsuits brought against him by his political enemies. The author, Robert Vogel, is the son of Frank Vogel, one of Langer's closest
continues to provide a healthy number of federal jobs. Flynn distills Reifel’s core philosophy on Native issues: he was “committed to [the] integration” of Native Americans into the mainstream of American ... disaster. Dozens of terminated tribes suffered immensely, spending decades restoring their political status, land, and resources. Many never fully recovered their land and resources. Today, certain political